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All of our chartered RICS Surveyors are registered with and regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and have indemnity insurance that covers all of the work they undertake in a HomeBuyers Report Highgate and Building Surveys in Highgate.
A Home Buyer Survey - What does it cover?
A RICS Home Buyers Survey involves an examination of the structure of the inside and the outside of a property aimed at pinpointing issues such as subsidence, damp, cracks, infestation and damage. The survey is non-intrusive.
If you are thinking of buying a property in Highgate, it is highly advisable to book one, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report,.
NB If you're a first time buyer, you might wish to click on What is a House Survey to find out more, including what happens during the inspection.
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The Home Buyer Survey will report on issues found, however you need to make sure that you choose the right Home Buyer Survey for your property because some defects require further detail and this is best served by booking a Building Survey.
You can find a local RICS surveyor by using the search at the bottom RHS of this page.
Home Buyer Survey tips for buying in Highgate
Highgate is a very affluent suburban area of north London in the boroughs of Haringey, Camden and Islington. It is an area of very large Georgian and Victorian mansion, particularly in Highgate Village, and beautiful terraces from the same period as well as Edwardian properties. It has an 18th century village feel.
There are also some significant blocks of flats, including the Art Deco Cholmeley Lodge on the corner of Highgate Hill and Cholmeley Park, and the two Grade I-listed modernist Highpoint blocks, by the architect Berthold Lubetkin, in North Hill.
The area known as the “The Miltons” east of Archway Road – Milton Park, Milton Avenue and Milton Road – has many large red brick terrace houses.
There are many decent postwar flats in the Shepherd’s Hill area – blocks such as Altior Court, Imperial Court, Fitzroy Court and Stanhope House.
Hampstead Lane and Highgate Hill contain the red brick Victorian buildings of Highgate School and its adjacent Chapel of St Michael. The school has played a paramount role in the life of the village and has existed on its site since its founding was permitted by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I in 1565.
New build developments include One Highgate in Cholmeley Park which has 2 and 3-bedroom flats built in a period style in keeping with the area and The Winchester, which is a development of one, two, three and four bedroom flats above the former Winchester pub in Archway Road.
There are also some significant blocks of flats, including the Art Deco Cholmeley Lodge on the corner of Highgate Hill and Cholmeley Park, and the two Grade I-listed modernist Highpoint blocks, by the architect Berthold Lubetkin, in North Hill.
The area known as the “The Miltons” east of Archway Road – Milton Park, Milton Avenue and Milton Road – has many large red brick terrace houses.
There are many decent postwar flats in the Shepherd’s Hill area – blocks such as Altior Court, Imperial Court, Fitzroy Court and Stanhope House.
Hampstead Lane and Highgate Hill contain the red brick Victorian buildings of Highgate School and its adjacent Chapel of St Michael. The school has played a paramount role in the life of the village and has existed on its site since its founding was permitted by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I in 1565.
New build developments include One Highgate in Cholmeley Park which has 2 and 3-bedroom flats built in a period style in keeping with the area and The Winchester, which is a development of one, two, three and four bedroom flats above the former Winchester pub in Archway Road.
Raised levels of noise pollution from roads in the Highgate area accompany the main Archway Road, also affecting roads nearby such as Church Road and Talbot Road.
Properties in some areas of Highgate are built in designated smoke control areas.
A recent local authority search done for a dwelling in Milton Road noted that the property was in such a smoke control area.
Under the terms of Section 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993, smoke emissions from all buildings are prohibited unless an exemption has been made by the Secretary of State under Section 21 of the Act.
Properties in various parts of Highgate, including streets such as Milton Road and Hornsey Lane Gardens, may well be affected by the Crossrail 2 schemes.
If you are buying a property in the area and this is of concern to you, you may well wish to consider purchasing an Energy & Infrastructure Report. or a report specific to either of the two rail schemes mentioned.
Middlesex is a county located in south east of England, however many parts of Middlesex are now commonly known as part of Greater London, with small sections in neighbouring counties.Strictly speaking Middlesex as a concept is only kept in existence by many people continuing to name it as a county on postal addresses and other contributors such as Middlesex County Cricket Club, whose home ground is at Lord's in St John's Wood, just outside Central London. It is still loved despite it not having any form of administrative function etc.
People hearing about Middlesex assume it was/is a large county because of the amount of Greater London territory (West and North London and Westminster, with the Thames as its southern boundary) which lies within its borders. It is actually the second smallest county in the UK. Middlesex was established in the Anglo-Saxon system from the territory of the Middle Saxons. The largely low-lying county's soil is dominated by clay in its north and alluvium on gravel in its south.
Middlesex contains locations as diverse as Teddington (where the tidal Thames normally finishes), Enfield, Notting Hill, Ickenham, Ealing (where the famous film studios which produced so much early film comedy still exists), Hampstead and Southall.
Listed Building Surveyors Highgate
We have local RICS surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys local to you. To find out more got to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Highgate
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Highgate Planning Application Search
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Haringey Council at River Park House, 225 High Rd, London N22 8HQ, telephone 0208 489 0000, or you can check for the most recently stored planning applications online here:
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension.
Home buyers survey near me in Highgate
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in East Finchley, Crouch End, Hampstead, Gospel Oak, Holloway, Finsbury Park and Highbury.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake surveys in Highgate. Whether you are buying an old run down 'doer upper' or standard construction freehold house, our RICS surveyors have seen them all.
With a vast number of years of experience completing surveys on properties in Highgate we'll be able to give you the detailed report you need to know what defects there are with your property.
You can see some of our expert surveyors by clicking here -
Home Buyers Survey Highgate
Recently completed surveys near you:
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Millbrook Coachhouse, 12 Millfield Lane, London, N6 6JD
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37 Linden Mansion, London N6 5LF
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357 Archway Rd, London N6 4EJ
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7 Highgate High Street, Highgate, London N6 5JR
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69 Highgate W Hill, Camden, London N6 6BU
Do I have to be present at my survey?
Your RICS surveyor will not normally allow clients to be on site whilst they are inspecting a property.
Firstly, their indemnity insurance only covers themselves, not clients, if any damage was caused to the property during the course of their inspection.
Additionally, as you might expect, they need to concentrate fully on the job at hand and the presence of a client might interrupt their concentration, potentially causing a serious defect to be missed.
Our surveyors always call you post inspection to run through any areas of concern and if you have noticed any areas that look to have a problem we can let your surveyor know about this in advance and they will be sure to pay attention to the matter and note their findings in their report.
Does your property look like this?
A thatch roof is a very particular style for a property and it is important you get a RICS surveyor who has previous experience of surveying thatched roof properties in Highgate. A Level 3: Building Survey is better suited for this style of property due to the age and style of the property and the surveyor will need to pay special attention to inspecting the current condition of the roof as thatch does deteriorate over time.
Does your property look different to this? Then read our guide on which survey suits your property type.
Choose which survey based on its type, style and age
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